Summer of Alternative Histories
We walked down tenth avenue in the early afternoon, sun overhead with no shade cover from trees or buildings. On many blocks you could see directly out to the Hudson. We may have stopped into a few commercial galleries along the way; I truly can’t recall…
My Geeky Love for Stanley Love
In the fall of 2017, Stanley Love Performance Group (SLPG) was the first large-scale show that I worked as House Manager at The Kitchen. It being my inaugural show was special for me from the jump-off, and it has only cemented itself as such over time…
Looking Back on Assembly
Over the course of three weekends in June 2019, the ASSEMBLY series made a spirited contribution to ongoing discussions both within The Kitchen and in the art world at large about the relationships between space and performance. Organized by Kevin Beasley and The Kitchen’s curatorial team, ASSEMBLY featured sixteen performers…
Smoking in the Stairwell
I came across Chantal Akerman’s work when I first moved to New York City in August 2001. My future wife, a native New Yorker, told me about News From Home (1977), a film made up of long static or panning shots of the city—mostly empty platforms, mundane East Village corners, and the like…